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Question 1 of 20

1. Question

Question 1 refers to the following piece of travel writing.

Another Kind of Smoke

Just off the coast of Kagoshima exists Sakurajima, the most active volcano in Japan. The magma bubbling underneath produces the hot, mineral-rich water pumped into the city’s famed onsen baths. What classifies as an eruption happens annually, and the mountain puffs up smoke nearly every day, the dark ash trailing in the wind for miles.

Kagoshima residents live under the threat of a major eruption, just as we do in Santa Rosa with wildfires. It’s not uncommon for the air to turn to smoke, or ash to fall on the city. On less fortunate days, elementary school students venturing outside wear helmets to protect them from debris.

The second paragraph features which of the following structures?

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Question 2 of 20

2. Question

Question 2 refers to the following excerpt from “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe.

It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture — a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees — very gradually — I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.

The text supports which of the following conclusions about the narrator?

The narrator has a terrible past.
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The narrator is a caretaker.
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The narrator is mentally unwell.
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The narrator is a thief.
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Question 3 of 20

3. Question

Questions 3–4 refer to the following excerpt from “In a Grove” by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. In it, different people recount the killing of a samurai.

Tajomaru’s Confession

But I didn’t like to resort to unfair means to kill him. I untied him and told him to cross swords with me. (The rope that was found at the root of the cedar is the rope I dropped at the time.) Furious with anger, he drew his thick sword. And quick as thought, he sprang at me ferociously, without speaking a word. I needn’t tell you how our fight turned out. The twenty-third stroke . . . please remember this. I’m impressed with this fact still. Nobody under the sun has ever clashed swords with me twenty strokes. (A cheerful smile.)

The Confession of a Woman Who Has Come to the Shimizu Temple
When he heard these words, he moved his lips with difficulty. Since his mouth was stuffed with leaves, of course his voice could not be heard at all. But at a glance I understood his words. Despising me, his look said only, “Kill me.” Neither conscious nor unconscious, I stabbed the small sword through the lilac-colored kimono into his breast.

In which of the following ways do these two accounts about the samurai’s death differ?

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The murder weapon
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Question 4 of 20

4. Question

Tajomaru’s Confession

But I didn’t like to resort to unfair means to kill him. I untied him and told him to cross swords with me. (The rope that was found at the root of the cedar is the rope I dropped at the time.) Furious with anger, he drew his thick sword. And quick as thought, he sprang at me ferociously, without speaking a word. I needn’t tell you how our fight turned out. The twenty-third stroke . . . please remember this. I’m impressed with this fact still. Nobody under the sun has ever clashed swords with me twenty strokes. (A cheerful smile.)

The Confession of a Woman Who Has Come to the Shimizu Temple
When he heard these words, he moved his lips with difficulty. Since his mouth was stuffed with leaves, of course his voice could not be heard at all. But at a glance I understood his words. Despising me, his look said only, “Kill me.” Neither conscious nor unconscious, I stabbed the small sword through the lilac-colored kimono into his breast.

Which of the following statements describes how the excerpt’s shifting perspective affects its impact?

It causes confusion.
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It promotes understanding.
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It offers guidance.
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It delivers closure.
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Question 5 of 20

5. Question

Questions 5–6 refer to the following excerpt of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, as well as an image from a 2008 stage production of the same scene.

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio. A fellow of infinite jest,
of most excellent fancy. He hath borne me on his back a
thousand times. And now how abhorred in my imagination it is!
My gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kiss’d I
know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your
songs? your flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table
on a roar? Not one now, to mock your own grinning? Quite
chap- fall’n? Now get you to my lady’s chamber, and tell her,
let her paint an inch thick, to this favour she must come. Make her
laugh at that.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tennant_and_Tchaikowsky_as_Hamlet_and_Yorick.jpg

In which of the following ways does the visual component from the stage adaptation enhance the meaning of the text?

It questions Hamlet’s motivations.
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It offers clues about Hamlet’s intentions.
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It provides context for the dialogue.
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It presents clues about the past.
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Question 6 of 20

6. Question

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio. A fellow of infinite jest,
of most excellent fancy. He hath borne me on his back a
thousand times. And now how abhorred in my imagination it is!
My gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kiss’d I
know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your
songs? your flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table
on a roar? Not one now, to mock your own grinning? Quite
chap- fall’n? Now get you to my lady’s chamber, and tell her,
let her paint an inch thick, to this favour she must come. Make her
laugh at that.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tennant_and_Tchaikowsky_as_Hamlet_and_Yorick.jpg

The image suggests that the 2008 stage production made which of the following changes to the narrative’s portrayal?

The presence of the skull
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The use of modern dialogue
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When the play takes place
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Where the play takes place
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Question 7 of 20

7. Question

Question 7 refers to the following two texts.

Text 1

Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Text 2

Fortunato had hurt me a thousand times and I had suffered quietly. But then I learned that he had laughed at my proud name, Montresor, the name of an old and honored family. I promised myself that I would make him pay for this.

—Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

The two excerpts suggest that the texts share which of the following themes?

Hatred leads to destruction.
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People will seek revenge.
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People will turn the other cheek.
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Forgiveness is not a virtue.
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Question 8 of 20

8. Question

Question 8 refers to the following texts.

Text 1
For decades, it was common knowledge in the scientific community that an aggressive “alpha” male wolf would dominate its pack. This concept, once centered only in biological research, filtered into the social sciences. Business managers were told that they needed to be an “alpha wolf” to manage their organizations. Men were taught that they needed to be more aggressive to attract a partner.

Text 2
In 2003, the originator of the “alpha wolf” theory, David Mech, published Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Mech’s research showed that wild wolf packs do not have an alpha. Instead, they collaborate much like a family. Only in captivity does the alpha phenomenon happen. Mech had studied captive wolves in the 1960s, leading to his original theory.

Which of the following statements best describes how the information in Text 2 relates to the information in Text 1?

The information in Text 2 justifies the ideas in Text 1.
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The information in Text 2 complements the ideas in Text 1.
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The information in Text 2 supports the ideas in Text 1.
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The information in Text 2 refutes the ideas in Text 1.
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Question 9 of 20

9. Question

Question 9 refers to the following 1947 political cartoon. It depicts the Red Scare, a period of fervent anti-communism in the United States.

Source: Library of Congress

Which of the following statements describes what the “hit and run” signifies in the cartoon?

The Committee on Un-American Activities is hurting innocent people.
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The Committee on Un-American Activities is moving very fast.
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The Committee on Un-American Activities has caught many communists.
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The Committee on Un-American Activities has a large budget.
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Question 10 of 20

10. Question

Question 10 refers to the following excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

(1) One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. (2) One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. (3) One hundred years later the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land. (4) And so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

Which sentence from the excerpt highlights the economic disparity that existed between white Americans and African Americans when King gave his speech?

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Question 11 of 20

11. Question

Which of the following features determines quantitative text complexity?

Language
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Structure
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Word length
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Knowledge demands
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Question 12 of 20

12. Question

Which of the following best describes the use of a text-leveling system in the primary school classroom?

Teachers choose the easiest and most accessible texts for readers.
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Teachers choose the most engaging and fun texts for readers.
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Students receive texts that force them to become better readers.
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Students receive texts that match their reading level.
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Question 13 of 20

13. Question

Which of the following is a key feature that makes an opinion piece different from other forms of writing?

It tells a story that may be true or fiction.
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It uses factual information as evidence.
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It tries to change readers’ minds.
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It justifies readers’ prejudices.
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Question 14 of 20

14. Question

Which of the following types of poems does not rely on rhymes?

Limerick
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Couplet
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Ballade
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Narrative
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Question 15 of 20

15. Question

Which of the following qualities makes a writing sample effective?

The sample conveys ideas clearly.
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The sample discusses something interesting.
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The sample argues for something popular.
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The sample offers a new opinion.
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Question 16 of 20

16. Question

Questions 16–20 refer to the following adaptation of a 1918 speech given by American political activist Eugene Debs. Debs was speaking in court and had just been convicted of sedition against the U.S. government. Sedition is trying to convince others to rebel against the government. Debs had been tried because of his protests against American involvement in World War I (1914–18).

(1) Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. (2) I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

(3) I am thinking this morning of the men in the mills and the factories; of the men in the mines and on the railroads. (4) I am thinking of the women who for a paltry wage are compelled to work out their barren lives; of the little children who in this system are robbed of their childhood and in their tender years are seized in the remorseless grasp of Mammon and forced into the industrial dungeons, there to feed the monster machines while they themselves are being starved and stunted, body and soul. (5) I see them dwarfed and diseased and their little lives broken and blasted because in this high noon of Christian civilization money is still so much more important than the flesh and blood of childhood. (6) In very truth gold is god today and rules with pitiless sway in the affairs of men.

Which of the following rhetorical devices does Debs use in the second sentence?

Repetition
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Alliteration
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Hyperbole
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Question 17 of 20

17. Question

(1) Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. (2) I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

(3) I am thinking this morning of the men in the mills and the factories; of the men in the mines and on the railroads. (4) I am thinking of the women who for a paltry wage are compelled to work out their barren lives; of the little children who in this system are robbed of their childhood and in their tender years are seized in the remorseless grasp of Mammon and forced into the industrial dungeons, there to feed the monster machines while they themselves are being starved and stunted, body and soul. (5) I see them dwarfed and diseased and their little lives broken and blasted because in this high noon of Christian civilization money is still so much more important than the flesh and blood of childhood. (6) In very truth gold is god today and rules with pitiless sway in the affairs of men.

Which of the following statements describes the second paragraph’s purpose in the text?

To argue against his conviction for sedition
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To question the need for industrial labor
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To highlight the injustices working people face
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To argue against long working hours
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Question 18 of 20

18. Question

(1) Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. (2) I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

(3) I am thinking this morning of the men in the mills and the factories; of the men in the mines and on the railroads. (4) I am thinking of the women who for a paltry wage are compelled to work out their barren lives; of the little children who in this system are robbed of their childhood and in their tender years are seized in the remorseless grasp of Mammon and forced into the industrial dungeons, there to feed the monster machines while they themselves are being starved and stunted, body and soul. (5) I see them dwarfed and diseased and their little lives broken and blasted because in this high noon of Christian civilization money is still so much more important than the flesh and blood of childhood. (6) In very truth gold is god today and rules with pitiless sway in the affairs of men.

Which of the following suggestions would be an appropriate grammatical revision to sentence 4?

Replace the semicolon with a comma
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Replace the first comma with a semicolon
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Replace the second comma with a semicolon
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Replace the semicolon with a colon
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Question 19 of 20

19. Question

(1) Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. (2) I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

(3) I am thinking this morning of the men in the mills and the factories; of the men in the mines and on the railroads. (4) I am thinking of the women who for a paltry wage are compelled to work out their barren lives; of the little children who in this system are robbed of their childhood and in their tender years are seized in the remorseless grasp of Mammon and forced into the industrial dungeons, there to feed the monster machines while they themselves are being starved and stunted, body and soul. (5) I see them dwarfed and diseased and their little lives broken and blasted because in this high noon of Christian civilization money is still so much more important than the flesh and blood of childhood. (6) In very truth gold is god today and rules with pitiless sway in the affairs of men.

Which of the following is necessary after “truth” in sentence 6?

period
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comma
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semicolon
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colon
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Question 20 of 20

20. Question

(1) Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. (2) I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

(3) I am thinking this morning of the men in the mills and the factories; of the men in the mines and on the railroads. (4) I am thinking of the women who for a paltry wage are compelled to work out their barren lives; of the little children who in this system are robbed of their childhood and in their tender years are seized in the remorseless grasp of Mammon and forced into the industrial dungeons, there to feed the monster machines while they themselves are being starved and stunted, body and soul. (5) I see them dwarfed and diseased and their little lives broken and blasted because in this high noon of Christian civilization money is still so much more important than the flesh and blood of childhood. (6) In very truth gold is god today and rules with pitiless sway in the affairs of men.

In writing this speech, which of the following objectives would Debs need to accomplish during the planning stage?

Ask for feedback
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Choose rhetorical devices
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Check the grammar
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Define a goal
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